Scrap Versus Surplus

08/05/20 • 32 min

Should I sell my surplus items as-is or dispose of them as scrap? Such a simple question has such a complicated answer. In this episode, Steven Williford and Carlton Jones discuss what you should consider when making the scrap/surplus determination. Are you leaving money on the table? What should you look out for? How do geography and creativity play a part in the decision? Get ready, there’s going to be some practical advice wrapped up with some pretty interesting stories.

Investment Recovery is more than an afterthought. It can become a strategic advantage and differentiator if appropriately handled. Hosted by Material Management Resources, this podcast is about how you and your company can leverage investment recovery in your projects.

Material Management Resources is a full-service investment recovery firm serving a variety of industries, including oil and gas and utilities. As leaders in responsible recovery, the team at MMR leverage years of field experience and their outcome-based approach to offer practical advice and relevant examples throughout each episode.

To learn more about Material Management Resources and how they can help you responsibly handle surplus materials, visit https://materialmg.com.

To learn more about Material Management Resources and how they can help you responsibly handle surplus materials, visit https://materialmg.com.

Previous Episode

The Benefits of Investment Recovery

In this episode Stacey Elliot and Kevin Graham dig into how investment recovery helps get budgets under control, keeps things out of the landfill, and can even give you hero status amongst your coworkers. Kevin and Stacy cover effective planning for surplus material documentation, the importance of material and inventory documentation, timely asset identification, and how obtaining management approvals will ensure a prompt return.

Next Episode

Do What You Do Best!

In this episode, you’ll hear about how “having a second set of eyes” on the job has helped discover valuable surplus the client didn’t realize they had simply because that’s not their primary function. Outsourcing gives your company access to a team of Investment Recovery experts without the payroll costs, resulting in value gained and time saved. Melissa Graham and Jaco Saaiman explore how outsourcing investment recovery can help Procurement and Supply Chain Managers focus their time and energy on what they do best.